Sticking with the bathroom theme, I was on a 14 hr flight recently, and went to use the bathroom. The sign said “Vacant”, so I pushed the door and there was a young woman (late teens-20s) sitting on the can. Woulda thought most folk would know enough to push the latch to lock the door and signal “Occupied” (not to mention turning on the light.)
Clear sign of quantum entanglement
Reminds me of stories one of the guys on Customers Suck tells about his co-irkers (look for posts about “Mickey Mouse Moving”). The rest of us have concluded that MMM has a maximum IQ limit, and it’s at “can barely dress himself in the morning” levels, with our poster having somehow snuck in past that.
One would think visible feet in the stall might have provided a clue, but maybe the clues are especially resistant to capture over there.
Are you sure there wasn’t one of those stopper things at the inner end of her parking space, or a weirdly shaped piece of landscaping that would have created a problem? Both of these are annoyingly common in my area. DH and I have concluded that drunk chimps on hallucinogens are considered over-qualified for parking lot design in our area.
Yeah, for me it’s utterly bizarre not to say something or make a noise in that situation. Especially when it happens again, and a third time. I have come across toilet stalls that have somehow been locked with nobody in them before, so it’s not a crazy assumption to the person trying to get in to think it may be accidentally locked. Especailly when there’s no response from within.
“Go away.”
“We gave at the office.”
“Take a number.”
I was thinking of the same thing
Well, there’s my problem – I’m driving a 2006 Scion xB. None of those fancy-schmancy camera assists for me, alas. But not much of a hood to poke out.
Nope, it’s your basic parking lot with a double row of painted line defined spaces.
I generally say something like “Yeah”, in a deep voice.
Hey!
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As we’d say over in the MMP, NOMMM (Not Our MMM).
Did he try saying ‘pivot’?
I will add to the chorus wondering why you didn’t just say something by pointing out that if there’s someone in a toilet stall who’s unresponsive – occasionally it’s because they’re seriously ill, and somebody ought to check into it.
I’ll grant that before trying to pull the door down and/or going for help I’d have tried asking whether the person was OK, and that this person doesn’t seem to have done that. But I’m adding the comment in here to further encourage you to just speak up next time.
Why would it be any safer to back out in that situation? Somebody could just as easily come speeding by behind you; and they’d be harder to see than if you were pulling forward.
When possible, I prefer a parking spot in which I can pull forward so to the spot just ahead so I can pull out when I need to leave. (My car predates back-up cameras so I prefer not to back into parking spots.)
There’s this hilarious exchange on Fox with one of their airheads.
Never saw that before but it’s hilarious.
Threads such as these always put me in mind of a co-worker from many years ago.
Another co-worker and I were discussing the difficulties she was having to obtain a social security number for her adolescent son, who happened to be born in the UK while his military father was stationed there. Apparently obtaining the birth certificate was creating problems.
The clueless co-worker chimed in: “Oh, I know just what you mean! I had the same problem with my son. He was born in Hawaii!”
Umm.
or maybe he thought the guy had died on the toilet, and that explains why he went to go get help.
When backing up
Expect optimum Vision using side view and rear view mirrors plus rv camera
Obstacles ahead pulling forward that may obstruct vision.
If clear of parked
Cars zoom away aiic
This actually happened to a coworker. We had some individual restrooms and we all had a key that fit all the restrooms. Someone knocked, got no answer and tried to open the door. Couldn’t actually get it open because someone was passed out blocking the door.
Speaking of parking, every Sat I park in a parking deck (at OPRF for Dopers from that burb.). It has those notoriously narrow spaces which are so common these days.
As I was leaving this morning, an old guy entered driving a pretty old Mercedes (I dunno, maybe 80s?) I was chatting with a friend, and we watched him pull in and back out and pull in again at least 6-8 times. Then he sat there for a minute or so, and pulled in/out several more times. Then he got out of his car and started walking away, only to get back in and pull out.in 5-6 more times.
I shoulda walked down after he was done to see what PERFECT parking looks like. (Oh yeah, from where I was, it looked like the assend of his car was hanging out further than it needed to.)